The White House is citing a government analysis it says shows that a budget proposal by the House Freedom Caucus would cut CBP staff and hurt southern border security.
from the 251,000 encountered in December to just over 150,000 in January and February. The program has been challenged by a coalition of 20 Republican states.
The comments are part of a broader pushback by the White House amid a battle over President Biden’s budget proposal for fiscal year 2024. Speaker Kevin McCarthy recently called Biden's proposal"completely unserious," while the White House has accused Republicans of pursuing cuts that would"have damaging impacts on seniors, families, and communities across the country."
"The White House will put those House Republican priorities in sharp contrast with the President’s Budget, which invests in America, lowers costs for families, protects and strengthens Medicare and Social Security, and reduces the deficit by $3 trillion over 10 years, while ensuring no one making less than $400,000 per year pays a penny more in new taxes," the official said.
The administration has instead blamed Republicans in Congress for failing to engage on a sweeping immigration reform bill the administration unveiled on Day One, while also not approving requests for border funding -- including a nearly $5 billion proposal made in December.The fight over funding is taking place as Title 42, the public health order allowing for the rapid expulsion of migrants at the southern border, will end on May 11 along with the public health emergency.
Adam Shaw is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital, primarily covering immigration and border security.
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